Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Construction of Magic Knight's Towers. |
| Authors: |
Kumar, Awani |
| Source: |
Mathematical Spectrum. 2009, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p20-25. 6p. |
| Subjects: |
Chess problems, Mathematical constants, Addition (Mathematics), Natural numbers, Mathematics, Chess |
| Abstract: |
The article offers a guide for constructing a tower of a magic knight's tour on a chessboard, in which all its pillars sum up to the same number known as the magic constant. It is believed that the tour by al-Adli ar-Rumi in the year 840 is the earliest known knight's tour. According to the author, the height of a magic tower must be an even number and at least four. It adds that the smallest base size of such tower is 2x3, and its magic constant is 50. |
| Database: |
Engineering Source |
